* ONE TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN ... ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINS ARE LIKELY...AS STORMS REPEATEDLY MOVE OVER THE SAME AREAS.

A FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR HAS BEEN REPORTED. STREAM RISES WILL BE SLOW AND FLASH FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED. HOWEVER...ALL INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS IMMEDIATELY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Areas under a Flood Warning include D.C., Montgomery and Farifax counties until 10:15 a.m. (extended to 12:15 p.m.); most of Anne Arundel and the northern half of P.G. counties until 11:30 a.m.; and northern Fauquier and most of Loudoun county until 11:45 a.m.

Remember -- it is not safe to drive through flooded roadways: turn around, don't drown.

Streams of mud flowing from the unfinished Stoddert Playground construction site down 39th St. and adjacent streets. Ah well, the trees and grass, etc. need the moisture, since we still have a deficit.

Outdoor temp now down to 66 degrees where I live; doubt that we'll hit 80 today, unless it happened just after midnight.

Re: the 2 a.m. DCA/IAD readings, thanks, Eric, so that means our 80-degree-or-higher streak is intact. Should be up to about 70. Ian posted that the accepted record is 72 consecutive days (a 19th century record of 84 consecutive is apparently not considered reliable or definitive).

I read the over-the-top rain amounts from the above postings and the local weather people happily report those exaggerated 3-4" rainfall amounts from the local elementary schools, but what's the official DCA amount. Based on Reagan Airport's past rain gauge amounts, I'm guessing about .4" so far.

There is a very extensive batch of rain over central and southern West Va. and eastern and southern Kentucky based movement on Mosaic could be headed this way. Will these raindrops be falling on our heads later today?

rocotten, the most consistent heavier band still seems to have set up south and east, we just ended up with another which set up shop through parts of the area. In actuality, it might often be best to leave location references out of a precip forecast since it often fits random patterns.

ShovelPlease, DCA is right around .4 though may have picked up more since last ob. You can see on radar there was a thin but heavy band just north, like northern D.C. probably got 2-3" just a few miles away.

The carpet in my basement is a bit wet in sections... the basement isn't flooded but it seems like some water came up through the basement floor. Any suggestions as to what to do? Do I need to lift the carptet up to get rid of the padding.... or can I just put some fans on the wet spots?

Floods are becoming an tremendous problem for many people on the East Coast. The best thing any person can do to protect their home and their family is to purchase and regularly test a sump pump. Now, this can't stop severe floods from effecting you but it can prevent minor flooding due to heavier rain fall.

It really depends. If you have severe wet spots and you don't take care of them, you may have mold growth problems down the road.

Now, if the water came up through the basement floor you NEEEEED to seal the floor and possibly even fix any cracks. The only way to do this unfortunately is to remove your carpet. If you don't fix the source, you won't be able to fix the problem.